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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2023

A 28-year-old man, a teacher, after an emotional stress developed painful muscle spasms in his right hand that occur during writing; now he has to hold the pen between the second and third fingers. He has no problems with typing or writing on the black board; no other motor disturbances or neurological pathologies are detected. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Parkinsonism
  2. Cortical agraphia
  3. Writer’s cramp
  4. Neuropathy of the right radial nerve
  5. Neuropathy of the right ulnar nerve
Correct answer

Writer’s cramp

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